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The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2011: Prom 41

BBC Proms: 2011: Prom 41: Part 1: Purcell

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Prom 41

Part 1 Part 1: Purcell

2011

Purcell

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The BBC Singers and BBC SO in Britten's Cantata Misericordium and Sinfonia da Requiem.

The BBC Singers and BBC SO revisit an all-Britten concert from 1963. Purcell, arr. Talbot: Chacony in G minor. Britten: Cantata Misericordium; Sinfonia da Requiem.

BBC PROMS 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Christopher Cook

Continuing Proms Choral Sundays: Mark Wigglesworth conducts a recreation of an all-Britten concert originally conducted in 1963 by the composer, but with a contemporary twist provided by Joby Talbot, revisiting Britten's great hero Purcell. For Britten, the Spring Symphony represented 'the reawakening of the earth and life', while the Cantata Misericordium tells the Biblical story of the Good Samaritan.

Purcell, Arr. Joby Talbot: Chacony in G Minor (BBC commission; World Premiere)
Britten: Cantata Misericordium
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem

Amanda Roocroft (soprano)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Alan Oke (tenor)
Leigh Melrose (baritone)
Trinity Boys Choir
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)

This prom will be repeated on Wednesday 17th August at 2.15pm.

BBC Proms: 2011

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 117th season of the BBC Proms.

Christopher Cook presents a Prom recreating an all-Britten concert from 1963

Christopher Cook presents a Prom in which Jiri Belohlavek leads a recreation of an all-Britten concert originally conducted in 1963 by the composer, with a contemporary twist from Joby Talbot.

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